Ventilating device for automobiles



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Application @ctober 6, 1933, Serial No. 692,387

6 Claims. (Cl. 2964l4i) This invention relates to ventilating devices Fig. 11 is a sectional Vi w ta I11i11e for automobiles and has for its object to provide of Fig. 9; a new and improved device of this description. F g. 12 s a perspective View Of the Sealing The invention has as a further objectto provide a f ame w t t e W dow ov ventilating device with two pivoted windows Fig. 13 s a ed ta Showing Comer mounted ina sealing member, the sealing memof the rubber sealing frame set in place between her being continuous and forming a seal for the the garnish molding and the reveal with the edges of the windows-when closed. The invenwindow removed; tion'has as a further object to provide such a Fig. 14 is a perspective view of the sealing sealing member in which the windows are frame with the windows therein about to be m mounted which is inserted in slots or recesses in assembled in the window opening; the window frame or reveal. The invention has Fig. 15 is a view looking at one of the fastenas a further object to provide such a sealing ing screws for holding the sealing frame in member in which one or more pivoted windows position in the window opening;

15 are mounted, the pivots being inserted in open- Fig. 16 is a sectional view taken on line fl6l6 ings in the sealing member and being surroundof Fig. 15; ed by the sealing material. The invention has Like numerals refer to like parts throughout as .a further object to provide a ventilating dethe several figures. vice for automobiles wherein there is one or Referring now to the drawings, I have shown 20 more pivoted windows mounted in a sealing an automobile l having a ventilating device em- 20 member which acts as a frame for the window bodying the invention. In this construction I or windows, the frame and the window or winhave shown the doors 2 and 3, each door being dows being a separate unit adapted to be placed provided with one of the ventilating devices. As in position in the window opening in an autothe ventilating devices are the same, I will demobile or automobile door which has been prescribe only one of them. 25 viously manufactured for sliding windows with In the construction shown there are two wina door pocket. The invention has other objects dows Li and 5. These windows are pivotally which are more Particularly po t d t in the mounted in a sealing frame 8, the entire sealing a p y n d scription. frame and the windows being separately made Referring new to the drawings, ig. l is a view and assembled and ready to be inserted in the 30 showing an automobile with a ventilating dewindow opening. In the construction shown the Vice embodying the invention; sealing frame 6 is made up of a stiffening member 2 is an enlarged View Of th llpp part of l, preferably of metal, and preferably of U shape the e Ventilating i e with p s b o en construction, see Fig. 7. This member is emy; bedded in a rubber member 8 which has engaging 35 Fig. 3 is an inside view of the part shown in member 9 engaging the face of the pivoted win- 2 Showing the frame assembly secured dow and a member iii which engages the edge of within thewindow opening; i the window. This frame extends entirely around Fig. 4 is a top. view of one of the doors supthe two windows 4 and 5. The window t is pro 4.0 plied with the Ventilating ev vided with an upper pivot H and a lower pivot Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on line. 5-5 l2 which project into the sealing frame. The f pivot l2 passes through an opening I3, see Fig. 13,

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary view of the in the rubber 8 and through the reinforcing memleft hand portion of Fig. 3 showing how the her i and througha bracket is connected with sealing frame is secured in the window opening; said reinforcing member.

Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional view tfaken on Some means is provided for resisting the pivotal line ll'of Fig. 6 showing the sealing rame in movement of the window. As herein shown the place between the reveals and the garnish pivot i2 is provided with a shoulder it which old engages a member l6 supported on the bracket Fig. 8 is a fragmentary section taken on line ll. Aspring ll surrounds the pivot and is pressed 50 0f I I Y toward the bracket by anut Hi. There are friction Fig. 9 is an enlarged sectional view taken on washers l9 against which pressure is applied by line of Fig. 3; the compression of the. spring, and these fric- Fig. 10 is a fragmentary section looking uptionally resist the rotation of the window. The

ward on line l@l0 of Fig. 6; upper pivot 20 is fastened to the sealing frame in 55 any desired manner and engages the pivoted window.

In the construction shown in Fig. 6 this pivot is hollow and fits into a recess 2| in the window and is held in place by a nut 22, there being a spring 23 interposed between the nut and the pivot. The sealing frame has embedded in it at intervals the fastening pieces 24, see Figs. 6, 7 and 8, and this sealing frame, when placed in the window opening, is held in place by screws which pass through the window frame and which enter threaded openings in these fastening pieces 24. The Window frame is preferably provided with elongated openings 26, see Figs. 15 and 16, which permit adjustment of the screws to account for inaccuracies in the placing of the openings and the fastening pieces. The fastening pieces 24 are placed on the upper side and the two ends of the sealing frame section. The other window 5 is provided with similar pivots, and in the construction shown the sealing frame member passes around both windows and the pivots are connected in position as described in connection with window 4.

When the sealing frame and the pivoted windows are assembled, the device is inserted in position in the window opening. I have illustrated the device in connection with one of the doors of an automobile which has been made for a sliding window, that is a window that slides up and down. In placing the present device in position the garnish molding 21 is removed and the sealing frame is slipped into position, as shown in Fig. 7, and the fastening screws 25 placed in position. The garnish molding 21 is then placed in position and the screws 28, which are preferably inclined as shown, tightened up and this compresses the sealing frame between the garnish molding and the member 29, see Fig. 7, making a water tight joint or seal between them all the way around.

This device, therefore, is a double sealing device. It seals the edges of the windows when closed and it seals the receiving space in which it is mounted, the frame itself being sealed all the way around. There is here provided a pair of windows mounted in a sealing member, the sealing member being continuous and forming a sealing packing around each pivot and sealing members which engage the window edges when closed, the frame sealing itself when in position. It will be noted that when in position this sealing frame seals the opening into the window pocket which is adapted to receive the sliding window for which the automobile is made. It will further be seen that the friction pivot l2 passes down through this opening into thepocket 30.

I claim:

1. A ventilating device for automobiles having a window opening, comprising a sealing frame of sealing material, a stiffening member embedded therein, a window pivotally mounted in said frame and adapted to be moved pivotally with relation to said frame to open it, the sealing material of the frame engaging the window when closed to seal its edges, the whole forming a selfcontained unit.

2. A ventilating device for automobiles having a window opening, comprising a sealing frame of sealing material, a stiffening member embedded therein, a window pivotally mounted in said frame and adapted to be moved pivotally with relation to said frame to open it, the sealing material of the frame engaging the window when closedto seal its edges, the whole forming a self-contained unit, means for fastening said sealing frame in the window opening of the automobile, and pressure applying means surrounding the window opening for applying pressure to said sealing frame to cause it to seal the opening in which it is received.

3. A ventilating device for'automobiles having a window opening, comprising a sealing frame of sealing material, a stiffening member embedded therein, two pivoted windows pivotally mounted in said frame and adapted to be moved pivotally with relation to said frame to open it, the sealing material and the stiffening member being provided with openings through which said pivots pass, the sealing material surrounding the pivots, and means for holding said pivots in position, the whole forming a self-contained unit.

4. A ventilating device for automobiles having a window opening, comprising a sealing frame of sealing material, a stiffening member embedded therein, a window pivotally mounted in said frame and adapted to be moved pivotally with relation to said frame to open it, the sealing material of the frame engaging the window when closed to seal its edges, one side of said sealing frame being engaged by a part on the automobile surrounding the window opening, an adjustable part on the other side of said frame which engages it and presses it against the part on the automobile so as to cause the sealing material of the sealing frame to seal the space around the sealing frame.

5. A ventilating device for automobiles having a window opening, comprising a sealing frame of sealing material, a stiffening member embedded therein, a window pivotally mounted in said frame andadapted to be moved pivotally with relation to said frame to open it, the sealing material of the frame engaging the window when closed to seal its edges, stationary fastening pieces embedded in said sealing frame and spaced about its edges for receiving it, removable fastening devices for fastening it in position in the window opening, the whole forming a self-contained unit.

6. A ventilating device for automobiles having a window opening, comprising a sealing frame of sealing material, a stiffening member embedded therein, awindow pivotally mounted in said frame and adapted to be moved pivotally with relation to said frame to open it, the sealing material of the frame engaging the window when closed to seal its edges, said stiffening member comprising a channel shaped metal piece having its open side facing the said window.-

L. MORRISON. 

